Yesterday I decided to head over to Cordova instead of Mendoza. From here I can ride to Puerto Madryn where there is a huge wildlife park with penguins and whales and such, as well as an overnight stop off for the Paris to Dakar. But when I left I had no idea the road would be so boring. Nearly all day without even a curve. The most amazing thing is that I started this leg of the trip five days ago in terrain like this:

Cachi

And last night, pulling into town, I saw this:

American

Tom Waits sings: “They say if you get far enough away, you’ll be on your way back home”

I think got far enough away….